Semiconductor integrated circuit and circuit layout method thereof

ABSTRACT

A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a semiconductor substrate having a via-hole, a front-side-metal layer formed on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a seed-metal layer and a backside-metal layer. A bottom surface of an inner surface of the via-hole is at least partially defined by the front-side-metal layer. A surrounding surface of the inner surface of the via-hole is at least partially defined by the semiconductor substrate. The seed-metal layer is formed on the inner surface of the via-hole and a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate such that the seed-metal layer and the front-side-metal layer are connected. The backside-metal layer is formed on an outer surface of the seed-metal layer. An aspect ratio of the via-hole is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 3, thereby a thickness uniformity of the backside-metal layer is improved.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to a semiconductor integrated circuit,especially a semiconductor integrated circuit with a substrate via holehaving a small aspect ratio.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic cross-sectional view of anembodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit of conventionaltechnology. The semiconductor integrated circuit 9 of conventionaltechnology comprises a semiconductor substrate 90, a front-side metallayer 95, a seed metal layer 91 and a backside metal layer 92. Thesemiconductor substrate 90 has a substrate via hole 93, a top surface 96and a bottom surface 97. The front-side metal layer 95 is formed on thetop surface 96 of the semiconductor substrate 90. The substrate via hole93 penetrates the semiconductor substrate 90. The substrate via hole 93has an inner surface 94. The inner surface 94 of the substrate via hole93 includes a bottom and a surrounding. The bottom of the inner surface94 of the substrate via hole 93 is defined by the front-side metal layer95. The surrounding of the inner surface 94 of the substrate via hole 93is defined by the semiconductor substrate 90. The seed metal layer 91 isformed on the inner surface 94 of the substrate via hole 93 and thebottom surface 97 of the semiconductor substrate 90. The seed metallayer 91 has an outer surface. The backside metal layer 92 is formed onthe outer surface of the seed metal layer 91. The substrate via hole 93has a depth D9, a width W90 and an aspect ratio, wherein the aspectratio of the substrate via hole 93=D9/W90. In general, the aspect ratioof the substrate via hole 93 of conventional technology is greater thanor equal to 8. However, the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 93 ofconventional technology is too high such that the thickness of the seedmetal layer 91 is non-uniform and also such that the thickness of thebackside metal layer 92 is non-uniform, especially, the thickness of theseed metal layer 91 formed on the inner surface 94 of the substrate viahole 93 and the thickness of the backside metal layer 92 formed on theouter surface (in the substrate via hole 93) of the seed metal layer 91are particularly non-uniform. Please refer to FIG. 4A, which is across-sectional image of the scanning electron microscope of anembodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit of conventionaltechnology. Please also refer to FIGS. 4B, 4C and 4D, which arerespectively partial enlargements of Y1, Y2 and Y3 blocks of theembodiment of FIG. 4A of conventional technology. In the embodiment ofFIG. 4A of conventional technology, even though the aspect ratio of thesubstrate via hole 93 is already as small as approximately 3.5, however,from FIGS. 4B, 4C and 4D, it is very clear that the thickness of theseed metal layer 91 is distributed at 0.234 μm, 0.103 μm, 0.150 μm, and0.103 μm; while the thickness of the backside metal layer 92 isdistributed at 3.469 μm, 2.766 μm, 1.884 μm, and 2.259 μm. That is thatthe ratio of the thicker seed metal layer 91 and the thinner seed metallayer 91 is as high as approximately 2.27; while the ratio of thethicker backside metal layer 92 and the thinner backside metal layer 92is as high as approximately 1.84.

When the uniformity of the thickness of the seed metal layer 91 formedon the inner surface 94 of the substrate via hole 93 is poor, it ispossible that the thickness of the seed metal layer 91 in some area istoo thin. It will cause the peeling phenomenon between the seed metallayer 91 and the semiconductor substrate 90 under high humidity and hightemperature reliability test and cause damage to the reliability of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 9. Furthermore, when the uniformity ofthe thickness of the seed metal layer 91 and the uniformity of thethickness of the backside metal layer 92 are poor, it will raise theresistance value of the seed metal layer 91 and the backside metal layer92, especially, the resistance value of the seed metal layer 91 and thebackside metal layer 92 formed in the substrate via hole 93 isparticularly raised. Thereby, the heat dissipation of the semiconductorintegrated circuit 9 of conventional technology is significantly raisedsuch that the power consumption of the semiconductor integrated circuit9 of the conventional technology is significantly raised. Moreover,since the resistance value of the seed metal layer 91 and the backsidemetal layer 92 is significantly raised, the heat is accumulated,especially in the substrate via hole 93. It is more possible to causethe peeling phenomenon between the seed metal layer 91 and thesemiconductor substrate 90, and to cause damage to the reliability ofthe semiconductor integrated circuit 9. Furthermore, the seed metallayer 91 and the backside metal layer 92 formed in the substrate viahole 93 have an inductance value. Since the thickness of the seed metallayer 91 and the thickness of the backside metal layer 92 formed in thesubstrate via hole 93 are particularly non-uniform, such that avariation of the inductance value of the seed metal layer 91 and thebackside metal layer 92 (in the substrate via hole 93) is significantlygreat. It affects the performance and the characteristics of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 9 of conventional technology.Especially, when the semiconductor integrated circuit 9 of conventionaltechnology is a high frequency circuit and the substrate via hole 93 isa hot via, the variation of the inductance value of the seed metal layer91 and the backside metal layer 92 (in the substrate via hole 93)affects the performance and the characteristics of high frequencycircuits greatly.

Accordingly, the present invention has developed a new design which mayavoid the above mentioned drawbacks, may significantly enhance theperformance of the devices and may take into account economicconsiderations. Therefore, the present invention then has been invented.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main technical problems that the present invention is seeking tosolve are: 1. To improve the thickness uniformity of the seed metallayer and the back metal layer to avoid the peeling phenomenon betweenthe seed metal layer and the semiconductor substrate, and avoid damagingto the reliability of the semiconductor integrated circuit; and toreduce the heat dissipation of the semiconductor integrated circuit toreduce the power consumption of the semiconductor integrated circuit;and 2. To reduce the variation of the inductance value of the seed metallayer and the back metal layer to avoid affecting the performance andthe characteristics of the semiconductor integrated circuit.

In order to solve the problems mentioned the above and to achieve theexpected effect, the present invention provides a semiconductorintegrated circuit which comprises a semiconductor substrate, a firstcircuit layout and a second circuit layout. The semiconductor substratehas a first substrate via hole, a top surface and a bottom surface, thefirst substrate via hole has an inner surface, the inner surface of thefirst substrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, thesurrounding of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by the semiconductor substrate. The firstcircuit layout comprises a front-side metal layer. The front-side metallayer is formed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate,wherein the bottom of the inner surface of the first substrate via holeis at least partially defined by the front-side metal layer. The secondcircuit layout comprises a seed metal layer and a backside metal layer.The seed metal layer is formed on the inner surface of the firstsubstrate via hole and the bottom surface of the semiconductorsubstrate, wherein the seed metal layer has an outer surface. Thebackside metal layer is formed on the outer surface of the seed metallayer. The first substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, the aspectratio of the first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 0.2and less than or equal to 3, thereby a thickness uniformity of thebackside metal layer is improved. Thereby, the peeling phenomenonbetween the seed metal layer and the semiconductor substrate can beavoided, and thereby avoiding damage to the reliability of thesemiconductor integrated circuit can be avoided. Moreover, the heatdissipation of the semiconductor integrated circuit is significantlyreduced such that the power consumption of the semiconductor integratedcircuit is significantly reduced.

The present invention further provides a semiconductor integratedcircuit which comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first circuitlayout and a second circuit layout. The semiconductor substrate has afirst substrate via hole, a top surface and a bottom surface, the firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, the inner surface of the firstsubstrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, the surroundingof the inner surface of the first substrate via hole is at leastpartially defined by the semiconductor substrate. The first circuitlayout comprises a front-side metal layer. The front-side metal layer isformed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein thebottom of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole is at leastpartially defined by the front-side metal layer. The second circuitlayout comprises a seed metal layer and a backside metal layer. The seedmetal layer is formed on the inner surface of the first substrate viahole and the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein theseed metal layer has an outer surface. The backside metal layer isformed on the outer surface of the seed metal layer. The first substratevia hole has a depth and a width, the depth of the first substrate viahole is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm,the width of the first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5μm and less than or equal to 50 μm, thereby a thickness uniformity ofthe backside metal layer is improved. Thereby, the peeling phenomenonbetween the seed metal layer and the semiconductor substrate can beavoided, and thereby avoiding damage to the reliability of thesemiconductor integrated circuit can be avoided. Moreover, the heatdissipation of the semiconductor integrated circuit is significantlyreduced such that the power consumption of the semiconductor integratedcircuit is significantly reduced.

In an embodiment, the seed metal layer includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer formed on the bottom ofthe inner surface of the first substrate via hole, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer formed on thesurrounding of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole, and afirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer formed on the bottomsurface of the semiconductor substrate; wherein the outer surface of theseed metal layer includes an outer surface of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofthe first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; whereinthe backside metal layer includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottombackside metal layer formed on the outer surface of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed on theouter surface of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer formedon the outer surface of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer; wherein the second circuit layout includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a first substrate viahole inductor, and a first electrical connection part; thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; the firstsubstrate via hole inductor includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; the firstelectrical connection part includes the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and the first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer; wherein the first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.

The present invention further provides a semiconductor integratedcircuit which comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first circuitlayout and a second circuit layout. The semiconductor substrate has afirst substrate via hole, a top surface and a bottom surface, the firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, the inner surface of the firstsubstrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, the surroundingof the inner surface of the first substrate via hole is at leastpartially defined by the semiconductor substrate. The first circuitlayout comprises a front-side metal layer. The front-side metal layer isformed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein thebottom of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole is at leastpartially defined by the front-side metal layer. The second circuitlayout comprises a seed metal layer and a backside metal layer. The seedmetal layer is formed on the inner surface of the first substrate viahole and the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein theseed metal layer includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer formed on the bottom of the inner surface of the first substratevia hole, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer formedon the surrounding of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole,and a first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer formed on thebottom surface of the semiconductor substrate; wherein thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer is electricallyconnected to the front-side metal layer; wherein the seed metal layerhas an outer surface; wherein the outer surface of the seed metal layerincludes an outer surface of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer, an outer surface of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer. Thebackside metal layer is formed on the outer surface of the seed metallayer; wherein the backside metal layer includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on the outersurface of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed on theouter surface of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer formedon the outer surface of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer. The second circuit layout includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a first substrate viahole inductor, and a first electrical connection part; thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; the firstsubstrate via hole inductor includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; the firstelectrical connection part includes the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and the first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer; wherein the first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole has a width, the width ofthe first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm and lessthan or equal to 50 μm.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole has a depth, the depth ofthe first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 10 μm and lessthan or equal to 40 μm.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is electricallyconnected to an RF signal output terminal or an RF signal input terminalthrough the first electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole inductor has a firstinductance value, wherein the first inductance value of the firstsubstrate via hole inductor is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH(picohenry) and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.

In an embodiment, the front-side metal layer comprises a first part anda second part, the bottom of the inner surface of the first substratevia hole is at least partially defined by the first part of thefront-side metal layer; the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer is electrically connected to the first part of the front-sidemetal layer; wherein the semiconductor substrate further includes asecond substrate via hole, the second substrate via hole has an innersurface, the inner surface of the second substrate via hole includes abottom and a surrounding, the surrounding of the inner surface of thesecond substrate via hole is at least partially defined by thesemiconductor substrate, the bottom of the inner surface of the secondsubstrate via hole is at least partially defined by the second part ofthe front-side metal layer; the bottom surface of the semiconductorsubstrate comprises a first area, a second area, and a separation area,the separation area separates the first area of the bottom surface ofthe semiconductor substrate from the second area of the bottom surfaceof the semiconductor substrate; wherein the seed metal layer is formedon the inner surface of the first substrate via hole, the inner surfaceof the second substrate via hole, the first area of the bottom surfaceof the semiconductor substrate, and the second area of the bottomsurface of the semiconductor substrate; thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer is formed on the firstarea of the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate; the seedmetal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer formed on the bottom of the inner surface of the secondsubstrate via hole, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer formed on the surrounding of the inner surface of the secondsubstrate via hole, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer formed on the second area of the bottom surface of thesemiconductor substrate; the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer is electrically connected to the second part of the front-sidemetal layer; wherein the outer surface of the seed metal layer furtherincludes an outer surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer, an outer surface of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of the second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; whereinthe backside metal layer further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on theouter surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed onthe outer surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layerformed on the outer surface of the second-substrate-bottom-surface seedmetal layer; wherein the second circuit layout further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a second substrate viahole inductor, and a second electrical connection part; thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; the secondsubstrate via hole inductor includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; the secondelectrical connection part includes the second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and the second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is electricallyconnected to one of an RF signal output terminal and an RF signal inputterminal through the first electrical connection part, and thesemiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connected to the otherof the RF signal output terminal and the RF signal input terminalthrough the second electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole inductor is a non-hotvia inductor, the semiconductor integrated circuit is grounded throughthe second electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, theaspect ratio of the second substrate via hole is greater than or equalto 0.2 and less than or equal to 3.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole has a width, the widthof the second substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm andless than or equal to 50 μm.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole has a depth, the depthof the second substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 10 μm andless than or equal to 40 μm.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole inductor has a secondinductance value, wherein the second inductance value of the secondsubstrate via hole inductor is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and lessthan or equal to 17.0 pH.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is an RF circuit.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor substrate has a thickness, thethickness of the semiconductor substrate is greater than or equal to 10μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.

In an embodiment, the seed metal layer has a thickness, the thickness ofthe seed metal layer is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than orequal to 1 μm.

In an embodiment, the backside metal layer has a thickness, thethickness of the backside metal layer is greater than or equal to 1 μmand less than or equal to 10 μm.

In an embodiment, the seed metal layer is made by at least one materialselected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pd alloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni,Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cu alloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Snalloy, Rh and Rh alloy.

In an embodiment, the backside metal layer is made by at least onematerial selected from the group consisting of: Au and Cu.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor substrate is made by one materialselected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP, GaN, sapphire and SiC.

The present invention further provides a circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit, which comprises following steps of:Step A0: designing a first-substrate-via-hole shape, afirst-substrate-via-hole depth and a first-substrate-via-hole width of afirst substrate via hole, a seed-metal-layer thickness of a seed metallayer, and a backside-metal-layer thickness of a backside metal layer,such that a first substrate via hole inductor has a first inductancevalue; Step A1: forming a first circuit layout on a top surface of asemiconductor substrate, wherein the first circuit layout comprises afront-side metal layer; Step B1: etching the semiconductor substrate toform the first substrate via hole such that the first substrate via holehas the first-substrate-via-hole shape, the first-substrate-via-holedepth, and the first-substrate-via-hole width, wherein the firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, the inner surface of the firstsubstrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, wherein thebottom of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole is at leastpartially defined by the front-side metal layer, the surrounding of theinner surface of the first substrate via hole is at least partiallydefined by the semiconductor substrate; and Step C1: forming a secondcircuit layout, which comprises following steps of: Step C10: formingthe seed metal layer on the inner surface of the first substrate viahole and a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate such that theseed metal layer has the seed-metal-layer thickness, wherein the seedmetal layer includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layerformed on the bottom of the inner surface of the first substrate viahole, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer formed onthe surrounding of the inner surface of the first substrate via hole,and a first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer formed on thebottom surface of the semiconductor substrate; wherein thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer is electricallyconnected to the front-side metal layer; wherein the seed metal layerhas an outer surface; wherein the outer surface of the seed metal layerincludes an outer surface of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer, an outer surface of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; and StepC11: forming the backside metal layer on the outer surface of the seedmetal layer such that the backside metal layer has thebackside-metal-layer thickness, wherein the backside metal layerincludes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formedon the outer surface of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layerformed on the outer surface of the first-substrate-via-hole-surroundingseed metal layer, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer formed on the outer surface of the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer; wherein the second circuit layout includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a first substrate viahole inductor, and a first electrical connection part; thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; the firstsubstrate via hole inductor includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; the firstelectrical connection part includes the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and the first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, theaspect ratio of the first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to0.2 and less than or equal to 3.

In an embodiment, the first-substrate-via-hole width is greater than orequal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.

In an embodiment, the first-substrate-via-hole depth is greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.

In an embodiment, the first inductance value of the first substrate viahole inductor is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equalto 17.0 pH.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is electricallyconnected to an RF signal output terminal or an RF signal input terminalthrough the first electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole inductor is a non-hot viainductor, the semiconductor integrated circuit is grounded through thefirst electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the front-side metal layer comprises a first part anda second part, the bottom of the inner surface of the first substratevia hole is at least partially defined by the first part of thefront-side metal layer; the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer is electrically connected to the first part of the front-sidemetal layer; wherein the Step A10 further comprises a following step of:designing a second-substrate-via-hole shape, a second-substrate-via-holedepth and a second-substrate-via-hole width of a second substrate viahole such that a second substrate via hole inductor has a secondinductance value; wherein the Step B1 further comprises a following stepof: etching the semiconductor substrate to form the second substrate viahole such that the second substrate via hole has thesecond-substrate-via-hole shape, the second-substrate-via-hole depth,and the second-substrate-via-hole width, wherein the second substratevia hole has an inner surface, the inner surface of the second substratevia hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, wherein the bottom of theinner surface of the second substrate via hole is at least partiallydefined by the second part of the front-side metal layer, thesurrounding of the inner surface of the second substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by the semiconductor substrate; wherein thebottom surface of the semiconductor substrate comprises a first area, asecond area, and a separation area, the separation area separates thefirst area of the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate from thesecond area of the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate;wherein the seed metal layer is formed on the inner surface of the firstsubstrate via hole, the inner surface of the second substrate via hole,the first area of the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, andthe second area of the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate;the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer is formed on thefirst area of the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate; theseed metal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottomseed metal layer formed on the bottom of the inner surface of the secondsubstrate via hole, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer formed on the surrounding of the inner surface of the secondsubstrate via hole, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer formed on the second area of the bottom surface of thesemiconductor substrate; the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer is electrically connected to the second part of the front-sidemetal layer; wherein the outer surface of the seed metal layer furtherincludes an outer surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer, an outer surface of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of the second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; whereinthe backside metal layer is formed on the outer surface of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, the outer surface ofthe first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, the outersurface of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer, theouter surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,the outer surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and the outer surface of thesecond-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; wherein the backsidemetal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom backsidemetal layer formed on the outer surface of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, asecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed on theouter surface of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer formedon the outer surface of the second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer; wherein the second circuit layout further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a second substrate viahole inductor, and a second electrical connection part; thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; the secondsubstrate via hole inductor includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; the secondelectrical connection part includes the second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and the second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, theaspect ratio of the second substrate via hole is greater than or equalto 0.2 and less than or equal to 3.

In an embodiment, the second-substrate-via-hole width is greater than orequal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.

In an embodiment, the second-substrate-via-hole depth is greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.

In an embodiment, the second inductance value of the second substratevia hole inductor is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than orequal to 17.0 pH.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is electricallyconnected to one of an RF signal output terminal and an RF signal inputterminal through the second electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the first substrate via hole inductor and the secondsubstrate via hole inductor are respectively a hot via inductor.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is electricallyconnected to one of an RF signal output terminal and an RF signal inputterminal through the first electrical connection part, and thesemiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connected to the otherof the RF signal output terminal and the RF signal input terminalthrough the second electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the second substrate via hole inductor is a non-hotvia inductor, the semiconductor integrated circuit is grounded throughthe second electrical connection part.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor integrated circuit is an RF circuit.

In an embodiment, after the Step A1 and before the Step B1, the circuitlayout method further comprises a following step of: thinning thesemiconductor substrate such that the semiconductor substrate has athickness greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40μm.

In an embodiment, the seed-metal-layer thickness of the seed metal layeris greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 1 μm.

In an embodiment, the backside-metal-layer thickness of the backsidemetal layer is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to10 μm.

In an embodiment, the seed metal layer is made by at least one materialselected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pd alloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni,Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cu alloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Snalloy, Rh and Rh alloy.

In an embodiment, the backside metal layer is made by at least onematerial selected from the group consisting of: Au and Cu.

In an embodiment, the semiconductor substrate is made by one materialselected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP, GaN, sapphire and SiC.

For further understanding the characteristics and effects of the presentinvention, some preferred embodiments referred to drawings are in detaildescribed as follows.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a schematic top view of an embodiment of a semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section lineA-A′ of the embodiment of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 1C is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a step of a circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

FIG. 1D is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

FIG. 1E is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B.

FIG. 1F is a schematic top view of another embodiment of a semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention.

FIG. 1G is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section lineB-B′ of the embodiment of FIG. 1F.

FIG. 1H is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a step of a circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1F and 1G.

FIG. 1I is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1F and 1G.

FIG. 1J is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1F and 1G.

FIG. 1K is a schematic top view of another embodiment of a semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention.

FIG. 1L is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section lineC-C′ of the embodiment of FIG. 1K.

FIG. 1M is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a step of a circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1K and 1L.

FIG. 1N is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1K and 1L.

FIG. 1O is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1K and 1L.

FIG. 1P is a cross-sectional image of the scanning electron microscopeof an embodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention.

FIG. 1Q is a partial enlargement of X1 block of the embodiment of FIG.1P of the present invention.

FIG. 1R is a partial enlargement of X2 block of the embodiment of FIG.1P of the present invention.

FIG. 1S is a partial enlargement of X3 block of the embodiment of FIG.1P of the present invention.

FIG. 1T is a comparison chart of the resistance measurement of thesecond circuit layout of the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B of thepresent invention and the resistance measurement of the embodiment ofconventional technology.

FIG. 2A is a schematic top view of an embodiment of a semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the section lineD-D′ of the embodiment of FIG. 2A.

FIG. 2C is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a step of a circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B.

FIG. 2D is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B.

FIG. 2E is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B.

FIG. 2F is a schematic cross-sectional view of a application of theembodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of asemiconductor integrated circuit of conventional technology.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional image of the scanning electron microscopeof an embodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit of conventionaltechnology.

FIG. 4B is a partial enlargement of Y1 block of the embodiment of FIG.4A of conventional technology.

FIG. 4C is a partial enlargement of Y2 block of the embodiment of FIG.4A of conventional technology.

FIG. 4D is a partial enlargement of Y3 block of the embodiment of FIG.4A of conventional technology.

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Please refer to FIG. 1A, which is a schematic top view of an embodimentof a semiconductor integrated circuit of the present invention. Pleasealso refer to FIG. 1B, which is a schematic cross-sectional view takenalong the section line A-A′ of the embodiment of FIG. 1A. Asemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention comprises asemiconductor substrate 10, a first circuit layout 4 and a secondcircuit layout 7. The first circuit layout 4 comprises a front-sidemetal layer 40. The second circuit layout 7 comprises a seed metal layer20 and a backside metal layer 30. The semiconductor substrate 10 has asubstrate via hole 13, a top surface 11 and a bottom surface 12. Acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention comprises following steps of: Step A1: (please alsorefer to FIG. 1C, which is a schematic cross-sectional view showing astep of a circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit ofthe present invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B)forming the first circuit layout 4 on the top surface 11 of thesemiconductor substrate 10, wherein the first circuit layout 4 comprisesthe front-side metal layer 40; Step B1: (please also refer to FIG. 1D,which is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another step of acircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B)etching the semiconductor substrate 10 from the bottom surface 12 of thesemiconductor substrate 10 to form the substrate via hole 13, whereinthe substrate via hole 13 has an inner surface 14, the inner surface 14of the substrate via hole 13 includes a bottom 15 and a surrounding 16;wherein the bottom 15 of the inner surface 14 of the substrate via hole13 is defined by the front-side metal layer 40, the surrounding 16 ofthe inner surface 14 of the substrate via hole 13 is defined by thesemiconductor substrate 10; wherein the semiconductor substrate 10 ismade by one material selected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP,GaN, sapphire and SiC; the semiconductor substrate 10 has a thickness T;wherein the substrate via hole 13 has a depth D1; in current embodiment,the thickness T of the semiconductor substrate 10 is equal to the depthD1 of the substrate via hole 13; and Step C1: forming the second circuitlayout 7, wherein the Step C1 comprises following steps of: Step C11:(please also refer to FIG. 1E, which is a schematic cross-sectional viewshowing another step of a circuit layout method for semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention for fabricating theembodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B) forming the seed metal layer 20 on theinner surface 14 of the substrate via hole 13 and the bottom surface 12of the semiconductor substrate 10; wherein the seed metal layer 20includes a substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21 formed on thebottom 15 of the inner surface 14 of the substrate via hole 13, asubstrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27 formed on thesurrounding 16 of the inner surface 14 of the substrate via hole 13, anda substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 22 formed on the bottomsurface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10; wherein thesubstrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21 is electrically connectedto the front-side metal layer 40; the seed metal layer 20 has an outersurface 50; wherein the outer surface 50 of the seed metal layer 20includes an outer surface 51 of the substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 21, an outer surface 57 of the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer 27, and an outer surface 52 of the substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer 22; wherein the seed metal layer 20 is made by at leastone material selected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pd alloy, Au, Aualloy, Ni, Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cu alloy, Pt, Ptalloy, Sn, Sn alloy, Rh and Rh alloy; in some embodiments, the seedmetal layer 20 is deposited on the inner surface 14 of the substrate viahole 13 and the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10 bythe method of sputtering or the method of electroless plating, etc.; andStep C12: (please also refer to FIGS. 1A and 1B) forming the backsidemetal layer 30 on the outer surface 50 of the seed metal layer 20,wherein the backside metal layer 30 includes a substrate-via-hole-bottombackside metal layer 31 formed on the outer surface 51 of thesubstrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21, asubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37 formed on theouter surface 57 of the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer27, and a substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 32 formed on theouter surface 52 of the substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 22;wherein the backside metal layer 30 is made by at least one materialselected from the group consisting of: Au and Cu; in some embodiments,the backside metal layer 30 is deposited on the outer surface 50 of theseed metal layer 20 by the method of plating. The substrate via hole 13has a depth, a width and an aspect ratio when the cross-sectional viewis taken along a section line, wherein the aspect ratio=the depth D1/thewidth. In the embodiment of FIG. 1A, when the cross-sectional view istaken along the section line A-A′, the width=W1, and the aspectratio=the depth D1/the width W1; while the cross-sectional view is takenalong the section line perpendicular to A-A′, the width=W2, and

the aspect ratio=the depth D1/the width W2. When the cross-sectionalview is taken along the section line, wherein the aspect ratio of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than orequal to 3 (i.e. 0.2≤the aspect ratio≤3), the aspect ratio of thesubstrate via hole 13 is small enough, so that when forming the seedmetal layer 20 and the backside metal layer 30, the seed metal layer 20can be uniformly deposited on the inner surface 14 of the substrate viahole 13 and the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10 andthe backside metal layer 30 can be uniformly deposited on the outersurface 50 of the seed metal layer 20 (including the outer surface 51 ofthe substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21, the outer surface 57of the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27, and the outersurface 52 of the substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 22),respectively. Thereby a thickness uniformity of the seed metal layer 20(including the substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21, thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27, and thesubstrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 22) can be significantlyimproved, and a thickness uniformity of the backside metal layer 30(including the substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 31, thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37, and thesubstrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 32) can also besignificantly improved too. Since the thickness uniformity of the seedmetal layer 20 and the thickness uniformity of the backside metal layer30 are both significantly improved such that a resistance of the secondcircuit layout 7 (including the seed metal layer 20 and the backsidemetal layer 30) is significantly reduced. Thereby, the heat dissipationof the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention canbe significantly reduced such that the power consumption of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention can besignificantly reduced. Moreover, the peeling phenomenon between the seedmetal layer 20 and the semiconductor substrate 10 can be prevented andthereby avoiding damage to the reliability of the semiconductorintegrated circuit 1 of the present invention.

In some preferable embodiments, the depth D1 of the substrate via hole13 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. Insome embodiments, the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 is greaterthan or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In someembodiments, the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 is greater thanor equal to 8 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments,the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 13μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D1 ofthe substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 15 μm and lessthan or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D1 of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than orequal to 35 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D1 of the substrate viahole 13 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 30μm. In some embodiments, the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 isgreater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 25 μm. In someembodiments, the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 is greater thanor equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm. In some embodiments,the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 10μm and less than or equal to 45 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D1 ofthe substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and lessthan or equal to 50 μm.

In some preferable embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. Insome embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater thanor equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 45 μm. In some embodiments,the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 5 μmand less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the width of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than orequal to 35 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole13 is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 30 μm. Insome embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater thanor equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 25 μm. In some embodiments,the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 8 μmand less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than orequal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole13 is greater than or equal to 13 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. Insome embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater thanor equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments,the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 20 μmand less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 25 μm and less than orequal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole13 is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 55 μm. Insome embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13 is greater thanor equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 60 μm.

In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 13 isgreater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 3. In someembodiments, the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 13 is greaterthan or equal to 0.3 and less than or equal to 3. In some embodiments,the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equalto 0.4 and less than or equal to 3. In some embodiments, the aspectratio of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 0.5 andless than or equal to 3. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than orequal to 3.2. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the substrate viahole 13 is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.8.In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 13 isgreater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.6. In someembodiments, the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 13 is greaterthan or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.4. In some embodiments,the aspect ratio of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equalto 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.2. In some embodiments, the aspectratio of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 0.2 andless than or equal to 2.

In some embodiments, the structure is basically is basically the same asthe structure of the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B, except that thedepth D1 of the substrate via hole 13 is greater than or equal to 10 μmand less than or equal to 40 μm and the width of the substrate via hole13 is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm whenthe cross-sectional view is taken along the section line, when formingthe seed metal layer 20 and the backside metal layer 30, the seed metallayer 20 can be uniformly deposited on the inner surface 14 of thesubstrate via hole 13 and the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 and the backside metal layer 30 can be uniformly depositedon the outer surface 50 of the seed metal layer 20 (including the outersurface 51 of the substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21, theouter surface 57 of the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer27, and the outer surface 52 of the substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer 22), respectively. Thereby a thickness uniformity of the seedmetal layer 20 (including the substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer21, the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27, and thesubstrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 22) can be significantlyimproved, and a thickness uniformity of the backside metal layer 30(including the substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 31, thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37, and thesubstrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 32) can also besignificantly improved too. Since the thickness uniformity of the seedmetal layer 20 and the thickness uniformity of the backside metal layer30 are both significantly improved such that a resistance of the secondcircuit layout 7 (including the seed metal layer 20 and the backsidemetal layer 30) is significantly reduced. Thereby, the heat dissipationof the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention canbe significantly reduced such that the power consumption of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention can besignificantly reduced. Moreover, the peeling phenomenon between the seedmetal layer 20 and the semiconductor substrate 10 can be prevented andthereby avoiding damage to the reliability of the semiconductorintegrated circuit 1 of the present invention.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B, the second circuit layout 7includes the seed metal layer 20 and the backside metal layer 30. Sincethe thickness uniformity of the seed metal layer 20 and the thicknessuniformity of the backside metal layer 30 are both significantlyimproved such that the thicknesses of the substrate-via-hole-surroundingseed metal layer 27 and the substrate-via-hole-surrounding backsidemetal layer 37 of the second circuit layout 7 are very uniform and alsosuch that a variation of an inductance value of thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27 and thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37 of the secondcircuit layout 7 is very small, thereby the influence on the performanceand the characteristics of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, since thevariation of the inductance value of the substrate-via-hole-surroundingseed metal layer 27 and the substrate-via-hole-surrounding backsidemetal layer 37 of the second circuit layout 7 is very small, thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27 and thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37 of the secondcircuit layout 7 can be designed as an inductor of the semiconductorintegrated circuit 1 of the present invention, such that the inductancevalue of the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27 and thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37 of the secondcircuit layout 7 meets the needs of the semiconductor integrated circuit1 of the present invention for use in the semiconductor integratedcircuit 1. Moreover, since the inductance value of thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 27 and thesubstrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37 of the secondcircuit layout 7 is very small and also the variation of the inductancevalue is very small, therefore, it can meet the needs of broadband highfrequency RF circuit applications. Hence, the second circuit layout 7 ofthe semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention includesthree parts: a substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 78, a substratevia hole inductor 70, and an electrical connection part 71. Thesubstrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 78 includes thesubstrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 21 and thesubstrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 31. Thesubstrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 78 can be used as theelectrical connection between the second circuit layout 7 and the firstcircuit layout 4 of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention. The electrical connection part 71 includes thesubstrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 22 and thesubstrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 32. The electricalconnection part 71 can be used as the electrical connection between thesecond circuit layout 7 of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention and the external electrical circuit. The substrate viahole inductor 70 includes the substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer 27 and the substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 37.The substrate via hole inductor 70 can be designed as an inductor of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention such that aninductance value of the substrate via hole inductor 70 meets the needsof the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention. Insome embodiments, the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the presentinvention is an RF circuit, wherein the RF circuit includes thefront-side metal layer 40 of the first circuit layout 4, some othercircuit parts (not shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B) of the first circuit layout4 formed on the top surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10, andthe second circuit layout 7 (including the substrate-via-hole-bottomconnection part 78, the substrate via hole inductor 70, and theelectrical connection part 71), wherein the substrate via hole 13 is ahot via, while the substrate via hole inductor 70 can be used as a hotvia inductor of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 (RF circuit),wherein the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present inventionis electrically connected to one of an RF signal output terminal and anRF signal input terminal (please refer to FIG. 2F later) through theelectrical connection part 71. In some other embodiments, the substratevia hole 13 is a non-hot via; while the substrate via hole inductor 70is a non-hot via inductor, wherein the semiconductor integrated circuit1 of the present invention is grounded or electrically connected toother electric circuit (please refer to FIG. 2F later) through theelectrical connection part 71. Hence, the signal flowing through thesubstrate via hole inductor 70 can be a DC signal in addition to the RFsignal. No matter the substrate via hole inductor 70 is a hot viainductor or a non-hot via inductor, using the substrate via holeinductor 70 as an inductor of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 ofthe present invention can significantly reduce the size of the area ofthe semiconductor integrated circuit 1 (usually, the inductors ofconventional technology are formed on the top surface of thesemiconductor substrate, and the sizes of the inductors are very large,and the inductors occupy a considerable area of the semiconductorintegrated circuit of conventional technology). Moreover, the inductancevalue of the substrate via hole inductor 70 is corresponding to a shape,the depth (D1) and the width of the substrate via hole 13, a thicknessof the seed metal layer 20, and a thickness of the backside metal layer30, hence, the circuit layout method for semiconductor integratedcircuit 1 of the present invention further comprises a following stepof: Step A0: designing the shape, the depth (D1) and the width of thesubstrate via hole 13, the thickness of the seed metal layer 20, and thethickness of the backside metal layer 30 such that the inductance valueof the substrate via hole inductor 70 meets the needs of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention. In someembodiments, the Step A0 is executed before the Step A1; in some otherembodiments, the Step A0 is executed after the Step A1; in someembodiments, the Step A0 is executed before the Step B1, wherein theStep B1 is that: etching the semiconductor substrate 10 to form thesubstrate via hole 13 such that the substrate via hole 13 has the shape,the depth, and the width designed in the Step A0.

In some embodiments, the inductance value of the substrate via holeinductor 70 is greater than or equal to 0.01 pH (picohenry) and lessthan or equal to 17.0 pH. In some embodiments, the inductance value ofthe substrate via hole inductor 70 is greater than or equal to 0.05 pHand less than or equal to 17.0 pH. In some embodiments, the inductancevalue of the substrate via hole inductor 70 is greater than or equal to0.15 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH. In some embodiments, theinductance value of the substrate via hole inductor 70 is greater thanor equal to 0.2 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH. In someembodiments, the inductance value of the substrate via hole inductor 70is greater than or equal to 0.25 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.In some embodiments, the inductance value of the substrate via holeinductor 70 is greater than or equal to 0.3 pH and less than or equal to17.0 pH. In some embodiments, the inductance value of the substrate viahole inductor 70 is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than orequal to 25.0 pH. In some embodiments, the inductance value of thesubstrate via hole inductor 70 is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH andless than or equal to 20.0 pH. In some embodiments, the inductance valueof the substrate via hole inductor 70 is greater than or equal to 0.1 pHand less than or equal to 15.0 pH. In some embodiments, the inductancevalue of the substrate via hole inductor 70 is greater than or equal to0.1 pH and less than or equal to 13.0 pH. In some embodiments, theinductance value of the substrate via hole inductor 70 is greater thanor equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 11.0 pH. In someembodiments, the inductance value of the substrate via hole inductor 70is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 9.0 pH.

Please refer to FIG. 1F, which is a schematic top view of anotherembodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention. Please also refer to FIG. 1G, which is a schematiccross-sectional view taken along the section line B-B′ of the embodimentof FIG. 1F. The main structure of the embodiment of FIGS. 1F and 1G isbasically the same as the structure of the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and1B, except that it further comprises a substrate upper trench 85,wherein the front-side metal layer 40 of the first circuit layout 4 isformed on an inner surface of the substrate upper trench 85 and the topsurface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10. Please also refer to FIGS.1H, 1I and 1J, which are schematic cross-sectional views showing stepsof a circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1F and 1G. Thesteps for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1F and 1G are basicallythe same as the steps for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B,except that, before the Step A1, the method further comprises afollowing step of: etching the semiconductor substrate 10 from the topsurface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 to form the substrate uppertrench 85, wherein, in the Step A1, the front-side metal layer 40 of thefirst circuit layout 4 is formed on the inner surface of the substrateupper trench 85 and the top surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate10, wherein the bottom 15 of the inner surface 14 of the substrate viahole 13 is partially defined by the front-side metal layer 40 andpartially defined by the semiconductor substrate 10. The width of thesubstrate via hole 13 is greater than a width of the substrate uppertrench 85 (in some embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13is equal to the width of the substrate upper trench 85). In currentembodiment, the thickness T of the semiconductor substrate 10 is greaterthan the depth D1 of the substrate via hole 13.

Please refer to FIG. 1K, which is a schematic top view of anotherembodiment of a semiconductor integrated circuit of the presentinvention. Please also refer to FIG. 1L, which is a schematiccross-sectional view taken along the section line C-C′ of the embodimentof FIG. 1K. The main structure of the embodiment of FIGS. 1K and 1L isbasically the same as the structure of the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and1B, except that it further comprises a substrate upper trench 85,wherein the front-side metal layer 40 of the first circuit layout 4 isformed on an inner surface of the substrate upper trench 85 and the topsurface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10. Please also refer to FIGS.1M, 1N and 10, which are schematic cross-sectional views showing stepsof a circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit of thepresent invention for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1K and 1L. Thesteps for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1K and 1L are basicallythe same as the steps for fabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B,except that, before the Step A1, the method further comprises afollowing step of: etching the semiconductor substrate 10 from the topsurface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 to form the substrate uppertrench 85, wherein, in the Step A1, the front-side metal layer 40 of thefirst circuit layout 4 is formed on the inner surface of the substrateupper trench 85 and the top surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate10, wherein the bottom 15 of the inner surface 14 of the substrate viahole 13 is defined by the front-side metal layer 40. The width of thesubstrate via hole 13 is less than a width of the substrate upper trench85 (in some embodiments, the width of the substrate via hole 13 is equalto the width of the substrate upper trench 85). In current embodiment,the thickness T of the semiconductor substrate 10 is greater than thedepth D1 of the substrate via hole 13.

Please refer to FIG. 1P, which is a cross-sectional image of thescanning electron microscope of an embodiment of a semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention. Please also refer to FIGS.1Q, 1R and 1S, which are respectively partial enlargements of X1, X2 andX3 blocks of the embodiment of FIG. 1P of the present invention. In theembodiment of FIG. 1P of the present invention, the aspect ratio of thesubstrate via hole 13 is about 0.9. From FIGS. 1Q, 1R and 1S, it is veryclear that the thickness of the seed metal layer 20 is distributed at0.21 μm, 0.20 μm, 0.19 μm, and 0.21 μm; while the thickness of thebackside metal layer 30 is distributed at 3.73 μm, 3.88 μm, 3.77 μm, and3.65 μm. That is that the ratio of the thicker seed metal layer 20 andthe thinner seed metal layer 20 is reduced to about 1.1; while the ratioof the thicker backside metal layer 30 and the thinner backside metallayer 30 is reduced to about 1.06. Hence, the thickness uniformity ofthe seed metal layer 20 and thickness uniformity of the backside metallayer 30 of the present invention can indeed be significantly improved.Please also refer to FIG. 1T, which is a comparison chart of theresistance measurement of the second circuit layout of the embodiment ofFIGS. 1A and 1B of the present invention and the resistance measurementof the embodiment of conventional technology. From FIG. 1T, it is veryclear that the resistance measurement of the second circuit layout ofthe embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B of the present invention is about 10.5ohm; while the resistance measurement of conventional technology isabout 21 which is about twice of the resistance measurement of thepresent invention. Hence, the thickness uniformity of the seed metallayer 20 and thickness uniformity of the backside metal layer 30 of thepresent invention can indeed be significantly improved, the resistanceof the second circuit layout 7 (including the seed metal layer 20 andthe backside metal layer 30) can indeed be significantly reduced.Thereby, the heat dissipation of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1of the present invention can be significantly reduced such that thepower consumption of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention can be significantly reduced.

Please refer to FIG. 2A, which is a schematic top view of an embodimentof a semiconductor integrated circuit of the present invention. Pleasealso refer to FIG. 2B, which is a schematic cross-sectional view takenalong the section line D-D′ of the embodiment of FIG. 2A. Asemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention comprises asemiconductor substrate 10, a first circuit layout 4 and a secondcircuit layout 7. The first circuit layout 4 comprises a front-sidemetal layer 40. The front-side metal layer 40 comprises two first parts41, two second parts 42, a third part 43 and two fourth parts 44. Thesecond circuit layout 7 comprises a seed metal layer 20 and a backsidemetal layer 30. The semiconductor substrate 10 has two first substratevia holes 601, 602, two second substrate via holes 641, 642, a topsurface 11 and a bottom surface 12. A circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention comprisesfollowing steps of: Step A1: (please also refer to FIG. 2C, which is aschematic cross-sectional view showing a step of a circuit layout methodfor semiconductor integrated circuit of the present invention forfabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B) forming the first circuitlayout 4 on the top surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10,wherein the first circuit layout 4 comprises the front-side metal layer40, wherein the front-side metal layer 40 comprises two first parts 41,two second parts 42, a third part 43 and two fourth parts 44; Step B1:(please also refer to FIG. 2D, which is a schematic cross-sectional viewshowing another step of a circuit layout method for semiconductorintegrated circuit of the present invention for fabricating theembodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B) etching the semiconductor substrate 10from the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10 to form thefirst substrate via holes 601, 602, and the second substrate via holes641, 642; wherein the first substrate via hole 601 has an inner surface611; the inner surface 611 of the first substrate via hole 601 includesa bottom 621 and a surrounding 631; the bottom 621 of the inner surface611 of the first substrate via hole 601 is defined by one of the firstparts 41 of the front-side metal layer 40; the surrounding 631 of theinner surface 611 of the first substrate via hole 601 is defined by thesemiconductor substrate 10; the first substrate via hole 602 has aninner surface 612; the inner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole602 includes a bottom 622 and a surrounding 632; the bottom 622 of theinner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole 602 is defined by theother of the first parts 41 of the front-side metal layer 40; thesurrounding 632 of the inner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole602 is defined by the semiconductor substrate 10; the second substratevia hole 641 has an inner surface 651; the inner surface 651 of thesecond substrate via hole 641 includes a bottom 661 and a surrounding671; the bottom 661 of the inner surface 651 of the second substrate viahole 641 is defined by one of the second parts 42 of the front-sidemetal layer 40; the surrounding 671 of the inner surface 651 of thesecond substrate via hole 641 is defined by the semiconductor substrate10; the second substrate via hole 642 has an inner surface 652; theinner surface 652 of the second substrate via hole 642 includes a bottom662 and a surrounding 672; the bottom 662 of the inner surface 652 ofthe second substrate via hole 642 is defined by the other of the secondparts 42 of the front-side metal layer 40; the surrounding 672 of theinner surface 652 of the second substrate via hole 642 is defined by thesemiconductor substrate 10; wherein the semiconductor substrate 10 ismade by one material selected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP,GaN, sapphire and SiC; the semiconductor substrate 10 has a thickness T;wherein the first substrate via hole 601 has a depth D2; the firstsubstrate via hole 602 has a depth D3; the second substrate via hole 641has a depth D4; the second substrate via hole 642 has a depth D5; incurrent embodiment, T=D2=D3=D4=D5; wherein the bottom surface 12 of thesemiconductor substrate 10 comprises the first areas 171, 172, a secondarea 18, and a separation area 19; the separation area 19 separates thefirst area 171 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate10 from the second area 18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductorsubstrate 10; the separation area 19 separates the first area 172 of thebottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10 from the second area18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10; the firstarea 171 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10 isnot adjacent to the first area 172 of the bottom surface 12 of thesemiconductor substrate 10; that is that the first area 171 of thebottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, the first area 172of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and thesecond area 18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate10 are separated and are not connected to each other; and Step C1:forming the second circuit layout 7, wherein the Step C1 comprisesfollowing steps of: Step C11: (please also refer to FIG. 2E, which is aschematic cross-sectional view showing another step of a circuit layoutmethod for semiconductor integrated circuit of the present invention forfabricating the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B) forming the seed metallayer 20 on the inner surface 611 of the first substrate via hole 601,the inner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole 602, the innersurface 651 of the second substrate via hole 641, the inner surface 652of the second substrate via hole 642, the first area 171 of the bottomsurface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, the first area 172 of thebottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the second area18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10; the seedmetal layer 20 includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 231 formed on the bottom 621 of the inner surface 611 of the firstsubstrate via hole 601, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer 281 formed on the surrounding 631 of the inner surface 611of the first substrate via hole 601, a first-substrate-via-hole-bottomseed metal layer 232 formed on the bottom 622 of the inner surface 612of the first substrate via hole 602, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282 formed on thesurrounding 632 of the inner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole602, a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 251 formed onthe bottom 661 of the inner surface 651 of the second substrate via hole641, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291 formedon the surrounding 671 of the inner surface 651 of the second substratevia hole 641, a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 252formed on the bottom 662 of the inner surface 652 of the secondsubstrate via hole 642, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer 292 formed on the surrounding 672 of the inner surface 652of the second substrate via hole 642, a first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer 241 is formed on the first area 171 of the bottomsurface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, afirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 242 is formed on thefirst area 172 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate10, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 26 formed onthe second area 18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductorsubstrate 10; wherein the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer 241, the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 242, andthe second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 26 are separatedand are not connected to each other; wherein thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 231 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 232 are electricallyconnected to one and the other of the first parts 41 of the front-sidemetal layer 40, respectively; the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer 251 and the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 252 are electrically connected to one and the other of the secondparts 42 of the front-side metal layer 40, respectively; wherein theseed metal layer 20 has an outer surface 50; the outer surface 50 of theseed metal layer 20 includes an outer surface 531 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 231, an outer surface532 of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 232, anouter surface 581 of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer 281, an outer surface 582 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282, an outersurface 551 of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer251, an outer surface 552 of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer 252, an outer surface 591 of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291, an outersurface 592 of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer 292, an outer surface 541 of the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer 241, an outer surface 542 of thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 242, and an outersurface 56 of the second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 26;wherein the seed metal layer 20 is made by at least one materialselected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pd alloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni,Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cu alloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Snalloy, Rh and Rh alloy; in some embodiments, the seed metal layer 20 isdeposited on the inner surface 611 of the first substrate via hole 601,the inner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole 602, the innersurface 651 of the second substrate via hole 641, the inner surface 652of the second substrate via hole 642, the first area 171 of the bottomsurface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, the first area 172 of thebottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the second area18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10 by themethod of sputtering or the method of electroless plating, etc.; andStep C12: (please also refer to FIGS. 2A and 2) forming the backsidemetal layer 30 on the outer surface 50 of the seed metal layer 20,wherein the backside metal layer 30 includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 331 formed on theouter surface 531 of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 231, a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 332formed on the outer surface 532 of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottomseed metal layer 232, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backsidemetal layer 381 formed on the outer surface 581 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382 formed onthe outer surface 582 of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer 282, a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer351 formed on the outer surface 551 of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 251, asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 352 formed on theouter surface 552 of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 252, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer391 formed on the outer surface 591 of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291, asecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392 formed onthe outer surface 592 of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer 292, a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer341 formed on the outer surface 541 of thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 241, afirst-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 342 formed on theouter surface 542 of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer242, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 36formed on the outer surface 56 of the second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer 26; wherein the backside metal layer 30 is made by atleast one material selected from the group consisting of: Au and Cu; insome embodiments, the backside metal layer 30 is deposited on the outersurface 50 of the seed metal layer 20 by the method of plating. Thewidth of the first substrate via hole 601 is width=W3, when thecross-sectional view is taken along the section line D-D′, while thewidth of the first substrate via hole 601 is width=W4, when thecross-sectional view is taken along the section line perpendicular toD-D′. The width of the first substrate via hole 602 is width=W5, whenthe cross-sectional view is taken along the section line D-D′, while thewidth of the first substrate via hole 602 is width=W6, when thecross-sectional view is taken along the section line perpendicular toD-D′. The width of the second substrate via hole 641 is width=W7, whenthe cross-sectional view is taken along the section line D-D′, while thewidth of the second substrate via hole 641 is width=W8, when thecross-sectional view is taken along the section line perpendicular toD-D′. The width of the second substrate via hole 642 is width=W9, whenthe cross-sectional view is taken along the section line D-D′, while thewidth of the second substrate via hole 642 is width=W10, when thecross-sectional view is taken along the section line perpendicular toD-D′. Similar to the embodiment of FIGS. 1A and 1B, when thecross-sectional view is taken along the section line, the aspect ratioof any of the first substrate via hole 601, first substrate via hole602, the second substrate via hole 641, and the second substrate viahole 642 is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 3(i.e. 0.2≤the aspect ratio≤3), the aspect ratio of any of the firstsubstrate via hole 601, first substrate via hole 602, the secondsubstrate via hole 641, and the second substrate via hole 642 is smallenough, so that when forming the seed metal layer 20 and the backsidemetal layer 30, the seed metal layer 20 can be uniformly deposited onthe inner surface 611 of the first substrate via hole 601, the innersurface 612 of the first substrate via hole 602, the inner surface 651of the second substrate via hole 641, the inner surface 652 of thesecond substrate via hole 642, the first area 171 of the bottom surface12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, the first area 172 of the bottomsurface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the second area 18 ofthe bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and thebackside metal layer 30 can be uniformly deposited on the outer surface50 of the seed metal layer 20 (including the outer surface 531 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 231, the outer surface581 of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281,the outer surface 532 of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 232, the outer surface 582 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282, the outersurface 551 of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer251, the outer surface 591 of the second-substrate-via-hole-surroundingseed metal layer 291, the outer surface 552 of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 252, the outer surface592 of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292,the outer surface 541 of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer 241, the outer surface 542 of the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer 242, and the outer surface 56 of thesecond-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 26), respectively.Thereby a thickness uniformity of the seed metal layer 20 can besignificantly improved, and a thickness uniformity of the backside metallayer 30 can also be significantly improved. Since the thicknessuniformity of the seed metal layer 20 and the thickness uniformity ofthe backside metal layer 30 are both significantly improved such that aresistance of the second circuit layout 7 (including the seed metallayer 20 and the backside metal layer 30) is significantly reduced.Thereby, the heat dissipation of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1of the present invention can be significantly reduced such that thepower consumption of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention can be significantly reduced. Moreover, the peelingphenomenon between the seed metal layer 20 and the semiconductorsubstrate 10 can be prevented and thereby avoiding damage to thereliability of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the presentinvention.

In some preferable embodiments, the depth D2 of the first substrate viahole 601 and the depth D3 of the first substrate via hole 602 aregreater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In someembodiments, the depth D2 of the first substrate via hole 601 and thedepth D3 of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equalto 5 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the depthD2 of the first substrate via hole 601 and the depth D3 of the firstsubstrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 8 μm and less thanor equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D2 of the firstsubstrate via hole 601 and the depth D3 of the first substrate via hole602 are greater than or equal to 13 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.In some embodiments, the depth D2 of the first substrate via hole 601and the depth D3 of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, thedepth D2 of the first substrate via hole 601 and the depth D3 of thefirst substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and lessthan or equal to 35 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D2 of the firstsubstrate via hole 601 and the depth D3 of the first substrate via hole602 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 25 μm.In some embodiments, the depth D2 of the first substrate via hole 601and the depth D3 of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm. In some embodiments, thedepth D2 of the first substrate via hole 601 and the depth D3 of thefirst substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and lessthan or equal to 45 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D2 of the firstsubstrate via hole 601 and the depth D3 of the first substrate via hole602 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.

In some preferable embodiments, the depth D4 of the second substrate viahole 641 and the depth D5 of the second substrate via hole 642 aregreater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In someembodiments, the depth D4 of the second substrate via hole 641 and thedepth D5 of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equalto 5 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the depthD4 of the second substrate via hole 641 and the depth D5 of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 8 μm and less thanor equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D4 of the secondsubstrate via hole 641 and the depth D5 of the second substrate via hole642 are greater than or equal to 13 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.In some embodiments, the depth D4 of the second substrate via hole 641and the depth D5 of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater thanor equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm. In some embodiments,the depth D4 of the second substrate via hole 641 and the depth D5 ofthe second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 10 μm andless than or equal to 35 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D4 of thesecond substrate via hole 641 and the depth D5 of the second substratevia hole 642 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equalto 25 μm. In some embodiments, the depth D4 of the second substrate viahole 641 and the depth D5 of the second substrate via hole 642 aregreater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 20 μm. In someembodiments, the depth D4 of the second substrate via hole 641 and thedepth D5 of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equalto 10 μm and less than or equal to 45 μm. In some embodiments, the depthD4 of the second substrate via hole 641 and the depth D5 of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and less thanor equal to 50 μm.

In some preferable embodiments, the width of the first substrate viahole 601 and the width of the first substrate via hole 602 are greaterthan or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In someembodiments, the width of the first substrate via hole 601 and the widthof the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 5 μmand less than or equal to 45 μm. In some embodiments, the width of thefirst substrate via hole 601 and the width of the first substrate viahole 602 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 40μm. In some embodiments, the width of the first substrate via hole 601and the width of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 35 μm. In some embodiments, thewidth of the first substrate via hole 601 and the width of the firstsubstrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and less thanor equal to 30 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the first substratevia hole 601 and the width of the first substrate via hole 602 aregreater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 25 μm. In someembodiments, the width of the first substrate via hole 601 and the widthof the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 8 μmand less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of thefirst substrate via hole 601 and the width of the first substrate viahole 602 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 50μm. In some embodiments, the width of the first substrate via hole 601and the width of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 13 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, thewidth of the first substrate via hole 601 and the width of the firstsubstrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 15 μm and less thanor equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the first substratevia hole 601 and the width of the first substrate via hole 602 aregreater than or equal to 20 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In someembodiments, the width of the first substrate via hole 601 and the widthof the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 25 μmand less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of thefirst substrate via hole 601 and the width of the first substrate viahole 602 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 55μm. In some embodiments, the width of the first substrate via hole 601and the width of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 60 μm.

In some preferable embodiments, the width of the second substrate viahole 641 and the width of the second substrate via hole 642 are greaterthan or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In someembodiments, the width of the second substrate via hole 641 and thewidth of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to5 μm and less than or equal to 45 μm. In some embodiments, the width ofthe second substrate via hole 641 and the width of the second substratevia hole 642 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to40 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the second substrate via hole641 and the width of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater thanor equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 35 μm. In some embodiments,the width of the second substrate via hole 641 and the width of thesecond substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and lessthan or equal to 30 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the secondsubstrate via hole 641 and the width of the second substrate via hole642 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 25 μm.In some embodiments, the width of the second substrate via hole 641 andthe width of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equalto 8 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the widthof the second substrate via hole 641 and the width of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 10 μm and less thanor equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the secondsubstrate via hole 641 and the width of the second substrate via hole642 are greater than or equal to 13 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.In some embodiments, the width of the second substrate via hole 641 andthe width of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equalto 15 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the widthof the second substrate via hole 641 and the width of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 20 μm and less thanor equal to 50 μm. In some embodiments, the width of the secondsubstrate via hole 641 and the width of the second substrate via hole642 are greater than or equal to 25 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.In some embodiments, the width of the second substrate via hole 641 andthe width of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equalto 5 μm and less than or equal to 55 μm. In some embodiments, the widthof the second substrate via hole 641 and the width of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 5 μm and less thanor equal to 60 μm.

In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole601 and the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 602 are greaterthan or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 3. In some embodiments,the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 601 and the aspectratio of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to0.3 and less than or equal to 3. In some embodiments, the aspect ratioof the first substrate via hole 601 and the aspect ratio of the firstsubstrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 0.4 and less than orequal to 3. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the first substratevia hole 601 and the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 602are greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 3. In someembodiments, the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 601 andthe aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 3.2. In some embodiments, theaspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 601 and the aspect ratio ofthe first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 0.2 andless than or equal to 2.8. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of thefirst substrate via hole 601 and the aspect ratio of the first substratevia hole 602 are greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to2.6. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the first substrate viahole 601 and the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 602 aregreater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.4. In someembodiments, the aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 601 andthe aspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 602 are greater than orequal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.2. In some embodiments, theaspect ratio of the first substrate via hole 601 and the aspect ratio ofthe first substrate via hole 602 are greater than or equal to 0.2 andless than or equal to 2.

In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole641 and the aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 642 aregreater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 3. In someembodiments, the aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 641 andthe aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater thanor equal to 0.3 and less than or equal to 3. In some embodiments, theaspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 641 and the aspect ratioof the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 0.4and less than or equal to 3. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio ofthe second substrate via hole 641 and the aspect ratio of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than orequal to 3. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the secondsubstrate via hole 641 and the aspect ratio of the second substrate viahole 642 are greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 3.2.In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole641 and the aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 642 aregreater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.8. In someembodiments, the aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 641 andthe aspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 642 are greater thanor equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.6. In some embodiments, theaspect ratio of the second substrate via hole 641 and the aspect ratioof the second substrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 0.2and less than or equal to 2.4. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio ofthe second substrate via hole 641 and the aspect ratio of the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than orequal to 2.2. In some embodiments, the aspect ratio of the secondsubstrate via hole 641 and the aspect ratio of the second substrate viahole 642 are greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.

In some embodiments, the structure is basically the same as thestructure of the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B, except that the depth D2of the first substrate via hole 601, the depth D3 of the first substratevia hole 602, the depth D4 of the second substrate via hole 641, and thedepth D5 of the second substrate via hole 642 are all greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm and the width of thefirst substrate via hole 601, the width of the first substrate via hole602, the width of the second substrate via hole 641, and the width ofthe second substrate via hole 642 are all greater than or equal to 5 μmand less than or equal to 50 μm when the cross-sectional view is takenalong the section line. When forming the seed metal layer 20 and thebackside metal layer 30, the seed metal layer 20 can be uniformlydeposited on the inner surface 611 of the first substrate via hole 601,the inner surface 612 of the first substrate via hole 602, the innersurface 651 of the second substrate via hole 641, the inner surface 652of the second substrate via hole 642, the first area 171 of the bottomsurface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, the first area 172 of thebottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the second area18 of the bottom surface 12 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and thebackside metal layer 30 can be uniformly deposited on the outer surface50 of the seed metal layer 20 (including the outer surface 531 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 231, the outer surface581 of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281,the outer surface 532 of the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer 232, the outer surface 582 of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282, the outersurface 551 of the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer251, the outer surface 591 of the second-substrate-via-hole-surroundingseed metal layer 291, the outer surface 552 of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 252, the outer surface592 of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292,the outer surface 541 of the first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer 241, the outer surface 542 of the first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer 242, and the outer surface 56 of thesecond-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 26), respectively.Thereby a thickness uniformity of the seed metal layer 20 can besignificantly improved, and a thickness uniformity of the backside metallayer 30 can also be significantly improved. Since the thicknessuniformity of the seed metal layer 20 and the thickness uniformity ofthe backside metal layer 30 are both significantly improved such that aresistance of the second circuit layout 7 (including the seed metallayer 20 and the backside metal layer 30) is significantly reduced.Thereby, the heat dissipation of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1of the present invention can be significantly reduced such that thepower consumption of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of thepresent invention can be significantly reduced. Moreover, the peelingphenomenon between the seed metal layer 20 and the semiconductorsubstrate 10 can be prevented and thereby avoiding damage to thereliability of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the presentinvention.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the second parts 42, the thirdpart 43 and the fourth parts 44 of the front-side metal layer 40 are asource electrode, a drain electrode and a gate electrode of a fieldeffect transistor, respectively. In the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B,the second circuit layout 7 includes the seed metal layer 20 and thebackside metal layer 30. Since the thickness uniformity of the seedmetal layer 20 and the thickness uniformity of the backside metal layer30 are both significantly improved such that thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281, thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 381, thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282, thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382, thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291, thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 391, thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292, and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392 of thesecond circuit layout 7 are all very uniform, and such that a variationof an inductance value of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer 281 and the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backsidemetal layer 381, a variation of an inductance value of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382, avariation of an inductance value of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 391, and avariation of an inductance value of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392 of thesecond circuit layout 7 are all very small, thereby the influence on theperformance and the characteristics of the semiconductor integratedcircuit 1 of the present invention can be greatly reduced. Furthermore,since the variation of the inductance value of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 381, thevariation of the inductance value of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382, thevariation of the inductance value of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 391, and thevariation of the inductance value of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392 of thesecond circuit layout 7 are all very small, thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 381, thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382, thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 391, and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392 of thesecond circuit layout 7 can, respectively, be designed as the inductorsof the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention, suchthat the inductance value of the first-substrate-via-hole-surroundingseed metal layer 281 and the first-substrate-via-hole-surroundingbackside metal layer 381, the inductance value of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382, theinductance value of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer 291 and the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metallayer 391, and the inductance value of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392 of thesecond circuit layout 7 meet the needs of the semiconductor integratedcircuit 1 of the present invention for use in the semiconductorintegrated circuit 1. Moreover, since the inductance value of thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 381, theinductance value of the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer 282 and the first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metallayer 382, the inductance value of thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 391, and theinductance value of the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer 292 and the second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metallayer 392 of the second circuit layout 7 are very small and also thevariation of the inductance values are very small, therefore, theinductors can meet the needs of broadband high frequency RF circuitapplications. Hence, the second circuit layout 7 of the semiconductorintegrated circuit 1 of the present invention includes following partsof: a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 761, a firstsubstrate via hole inductor 721, a first electrical connection part 731,a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 762, a first substratevia hole inductor 722, a first electrical connection part 732, asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 771, a second substratevia hole inductor 741, a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom connectionpart 772, a second substrate via hole inductor 742, and a secondelectrical connection part 75. The first-substrate-via-hole-bottomconnection part 761 includes the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer 231 and the first-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metallayer 331. The first substrate via hole inductor 721 includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 281 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 381. The firstelectrical connection part 731 includes thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 241 and thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 341. Thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 762 includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 232 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 332. The firstsubstrate via hole inductor 722 includes thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 282 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 382. The firstelectrical connection part 732 includes thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 242 and thefirst-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 342. Thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 771 includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 251 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 351. The secondsubstrate via hole inductor 741 includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 291 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 391. Thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 772 includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer 252 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer 352. The secondsubstrate via hole inductor 742 includes thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer 292 and thesecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer 392. Thesecond electrical connection part 75 includes thesecond-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer 26 and thesecond-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer 36. Thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 761 and thefirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 762 of the secondcircuit layout 7 are electrically connected to one and the other of thetwo first parts 41 of the front-side metal layer 40 of the first circuitlayout 4, respectively. The second-substrate-via-hole-bottom connectionpart 771 and the second-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part 772 ofthe second circuit layout 7 are electrically connected to one and theother of the two second parts 42 of the front-side metal layer 40 of thefirst circuit layout 4, respectively. The first substrate via holeinductor 721, the first substrate via hole inductor 722, the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 741, and the second substrate via holeinductor 742 can be designed as the inductors of the semiconductorintegrated circuit 1 of the present invention such that the inductancevalue of the first substrate via hole inductor 721, the inductance valueof the first substrate via hole inductor 722, the inductance value ofthe second substrate via hole inductor 741, and the inductance value ofthe second substrate via hole inductor 742, respectively, meet the needsof the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the present invention.Please also refer to FIG. 2F, which is a schematic cross-sectional viewof a application of the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B of the presentinvention. The main structure of the embodiment of FIG. 2F is basicallythe same as the structure of the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B, exceptthat it further comprises a carrier board 80, an RF signal inputterminal 81, an RF signal output terminal 82, a connection terminal 83,and a plurality of metal bumps 84. The RF signal input terminal 81, theRF signal output terminal 82, and the connection terminal 83 are formedon the carrier board 80, wherein the RF signal input terminal 81, the RFsignal output terminal 82, and the connection terminal 83 are separatedand are not connected to each other. The plurality of metal bumps 84 areformed on the RF signal input terminal 81, the RF signal output terminal82, and the connection terminal 83, respectively. In current embodiment,the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 (which has the same as thestructure of the embodiment of FIGS. 2A and 2B) of the present inventionis an RF circuit, wherein the RF circuit includes the front-side metallayer 40 of the first circuit layout 4, some other circuit parts (notshown in FIGS. 2A and 2B) of the first circuit layout 4 formed on thetop surface 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the second circuitlayout 7. The first substrate via hole 601 and the first substrate viahole 602 are hot vias, wherein the first substrate via hole inductor 721and the first substrate via hole inductor 722 are hot via inductors ofthe semiconductor integrated circuit 1 (RF circuit). The semiconductorintegrated circuit 1 of present invention is electrically connected tothe RF signal input terminal 81 through the metal bumps 84 and the firstelectrical connection part 731. The semiconductor integrated circuit 1of present invention is electrically connected to the RF signal outputterminal 82 through the metal bumps 84 and the first electricalconnection part 732. The second substrate via hole 641 and the secondsubstrate via hole 642 are non-hot vias, wherein the second substratevia hole inductor 741 and the second substrate via hole inductor 742 arenon-hot via inductors of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit 1 of present invention is electricallyconnected to the connection terminal 83 through the metal bumps 84 andthe second electrical connection part 75, wherein the connectionterminal 83 can be grounded. In some other embodiments, the connectionterminal 83 can be connected to other part of the semiconductorintegrated circuit; for example, connected to a gate electrode ofanother transistor (not shown in FIG. 2F). In some other embodiments,the second substrate via hole 641 and the second substrate via hole 642can be hot vias, wherein the second substrate via hole inductor 741 andthe second substrate via hole inductor 742 can be hot via inductors ofthe semiconductor integrated circuit 1. Therefore, the signal flowingthrough the second substrate via hole inductor 741 and the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 742 can be a DC signal or an RF signal. Thefirst electrical connection part 731, the first electrical connectionpart 732, and the second electrical connection part 75 can be used asthe electrical connection between the semiconductor integrated circuit 1of the present invention and the external electrical circuit. No matterthe hot via inductors (the first substrate via hole inductor 721 and thefirst substrate via hole inductor 722) or the non-hot via inductors (thesecond substrate via hole inductor 741 and the second substrate via holeinductor 742), using the first substrate via hole inductor 721, thefirst substrate via hole inductor 722, the second substrate via holeinductor 741, and the second substrate via hole inductor 742,respectively, as the inductors of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1of the present invention can significantly reduce the area of thesemiconductor integrated circuit 1 (the inductors of conventionaltechnology are formed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate,and the sizes of the inductors are very large, and the inductors occupya considerable area of the semiconductor integrated circuit ofconventional technology). Moreover, the inductance values of the firstsubstrate via hole inductor 721, the first substrate via hole inductor722, the second substrate via hole inductor 741, and the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 742 are corresponding to a thickness of theseed metal layer 20, a thickness of the backside metal layer 30, and theshapes, the depths and the widths of the first substrate via hole 601,the first substrate via hole 602, the second substrate via hole 641, andthe second substrate via hole 642, respectively, hence, the circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit 1 of the presentinvention further comprises a following step of: Step A0: designing thethickness of the seed metal layer 20, the thickness of the backsidemetal layer 30, and the shapes, the depths and the widths of the firstsubstrate via hole 601, the first substrate via hole 602, the secondsubstrate via hole 641, and the second substrate via hole 642,respectively, such that the inductance values of the first substrate viahole inductor 721, the first substrate via hole inductor 722, the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 741, and the second substrate via holeinductor 742 meet the needs of the semiconductor integrated circuit 1 ofthe present invention. In some embodiments, the Step A0 is executedbefore the Step A1; in some other embodiments, the Step A0 is executedafter the Step A1; in some embodiments, the Step A0 is executed beforethe Step B1, wherein the Step B1 is that: etching the semiconductorsubstrate 10 to form the first substrate via hole 601, the firstsubstrate via hole 602, the second substrate via hole 641, and thesecond substrate via hole 642, respectively, such that the firstsubstrate via hole 601, the first substrate via hole 602, the secondsubstrate via hole 641, and the second substrate via hole 642,respectively, has the shapes, the depths, and the widths designed in theStep A0.

In some embodiments, the inductance values of the first substrate viahole inductor 721 and the first substrate via hole inductor 722 aregreater than or equal to 0.01 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH,respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values of the firstsubstrate via hole inductor 721 and the first substrate via holeinductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.05 pH and less than or equalto 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values ofthe first substrate via hole inductor 721 and the first substrate viahole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.15 pH and less than orequal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductancevalues of the first substrate via hole inductor 721 and the firstsubstrate via hole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.2 pH andless than or equal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, theinductance values of the first substrate via hole inductor 721 and thefirst substrate via hole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.25pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments,the inductance values of the first substrate via hole inductor 721 andthe first substrate via hole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to0.3 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In someembodiments, the inductance values of the first substrate via holeinductor 721 and the first substrate via hole inductor 722 are greaterthan or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 25.0 pH, respectively.In some embodiments, the inductance values of the first substrate viahole inductor 721 and the first substrate via hole inductor 722 aregreater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 20.0 pH,respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values of the firstsubstrate via hole inductor 721 and the first substrate via holeinductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equalto 15.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values ofthe first substrate via hole inductor 721 and the first substrate viahole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than orequal to 13.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductancevalues of the first substrate via hole inductor 721 and the firstsubstrate via hole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.1 pH andless than or equal to 11.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, theinductance values of the first substrate via hole inductor 721 and thefirst substrate via hole inductor 722 are greater than or equal to 0.1pH and less than or equal to 9.0 pH, respectively.

In some embodiments, the inductance values of the second substrate viahole inductor 741 and the second substrate via hole inductor 742 aregreater than or equal to 0.01 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH,respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values of the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 741 and the second substrate via holeinductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.05 pH and less than or equalto 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values ofthe second substrate via hole inductor 741 and the second substrate viahole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.15 pH and less than orequal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductancevalues of the second substrate via hole inductor 741 and the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.2 pH andless than or equal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, theinductance values of the second substrate via hole inductor 741 and thesecond substrate via hole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.25pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments,the inductance values of the second substrate via hole inductor 741 andthe second substrate via hole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to0.3 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH, respectively. In someembodiments, the inductance values of the second substrate via holeinductor 741 and the second substrate via hole inductor 742 are greaterthan or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 25.0 pH, respectively.In some embodiments, the inductance values of the second substrate viahole inductor 741 and the second substrate via hole inductor 742 aregreater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 20.0 pH,respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values of the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 741 and the second substrate via holeinductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equalto 15.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductance values ofthe second substrate via hole inductor 741 and the second substrate viahole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than orequal to 13.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, the inductancevalues of the second substrate via hole inductor 741 and the secondsubstrate via hole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.1 pH andless than or equal to 11.0 pH, respectively. In some embodiments, theinductance values of the second substrate via hole inductor 741 and thesecond substrate via hole inductor 742 are greater than or equal to 0.1pH and less than or equal to 9.0 pH, respectively.

In some preferable embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to40 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to40 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 8 μm and less than or equal to40 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 13 μm and less than or equal to40 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to40 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to35 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to30 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to25 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to20 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to45 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness T of the semiconductorsubstrate 10 is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to50 μm.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the seed metal layer 20 is greaterthan or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 1 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the seed metal layer 20 is greater than orequal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 0.9 μm. In some embodiments,the thickness of the seed metal layer 20 is greater than or equal to 0.1μm and less than or equal to 0.8 μm. In some embodiments, the thicknessof the seed metal layer 20 is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and lessthan or equal to 0.7 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the seedmetal layer 20 is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equalto 0.6 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the seed metal layer 20is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 0.5 μm. Insome embodiments, the thickness of the seed metal layer 20 is greaterthan or equal to 0.2 μm and less than or equal to 1 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the seed metal layer 20 is greater than orequal to 0.3 μm and less than or equal to 1 μm. In some embodiments, thethickness of the seed metal layer 20 is greater than or equal to 0.4 μmand less than or equal to 1 μm. In some embodiments, the thickness ofthe seed metal layer 20 is greater than or equal to 0.5 μm and less thanor equal to 1 μm.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 isgreater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 9 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 8 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 7 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 6 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 5 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 2 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 3 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 4 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm. In someembodiments, the thickness of the backside metal layer 30 is greaterthan or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm.

As disclosed in the above description and attached drawings, the presentinvention can provide a semiconductor integrated circuit and a circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit. It is new and can beput into industrial use.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described indetail, many modifications and variations may be made by those skilledin the art from the teachings disclosed hereinabove. Therefore, itshould be understood that any modification and variation equivalent tothe spirit of the present invention be regarded to fall into the scopedefined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: asemiconductor substrate, wherein said semiconductor substrate has afirst substrate via hole, a top surface and a bottom surface, said firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, saidsurrounding of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by said semiconductor substrate; a first circuitlayout, which comprises: a front-side metal layer formed on said topsurface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein said bottom of saidinner surface of said first substrate via hole is at least partiallydefined by said front-side metal layer; and a second circuit layout,which comprises: a seed metal layer formed on said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole and said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate, wherein said seed metal layer has an outer surface; and abackside metal layer formed on said outer surface of said seed metallayer; wherein said first substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, saidaspect ratio of said first substrate via hole is greater than or equalto 0.2 and less than or equal to 3, thereby a thickness uniformity ofsaid backside metal layer is improved.
 2. The semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 1, wherein said seed metal layer includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer formed on said bottomof said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer formed on saidsurrounding of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, anda first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer formed on said bottomsurface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein said outer surface ofsaid seed metal layer includes an outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; whereinsaid backside metal layer includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottombackside metal layer formed on said outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer formedon said outer surface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer; wherein said second circuit layout includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a first substrate viahole inductor, and a first electrical connection part; saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said firstsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said firstelectrical connection part includes said first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer; wherein said first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.
 3. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 2,wherein said semiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connectedto an RF signal output terminal or an RF signal input terminal throughsaid first electrical connection part.
 4. The semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 2, wherein said first substrate via holeinductor has a first inductance value, wherein said first inductancevalue of said first substrate via hole inductor is greater than or equalto 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.
 5. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein said first substratevia hole has a width, said width of said first substrate via hole isgreater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.
 6. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein saidfirst substrate via hole has a depth, said depth of said first substratevia hole is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40μm.
 7. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1,wherein said front-side metal layer comprises a first part and a secondpart, said bottom of said inner surface of said first substrate via holeis at least partially defined by said first part of said front-sidemetal layer; said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer iselectrically connected to said first part of said front-side metallayer; wherein said semiconductor substrate further includes a secondsubstrate via hole, said second substrate via hole has an inner surface,said inner surface of said second substrate via hole includes a bottomand a surrounding, said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole is at least partially defined by said semiconductorsubstrate, said bottom of said inner surface of said second substratevia hole is at least partially defined by said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate comprises a first area, a second area, and a separation area,said separation area separates said first area of said bottom surface ofsaid semiconductor substrate from said second area of said bottomsurface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein said seed metal layeris formed on said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, saidinner surface of said second substrate via hole, said first area of saidbottom surface of said semiconductor substrate, and said second area ofsaid bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; saidfirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer is formed on said firstarea of said bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; said seedmetal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer formed on said bottom of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer formed on said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer formed on said second area of said bottom surface of saidsemiconductor substrate; said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer is electrically connected to said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; wherein said outer surface of said seed metallayer further includes an outer surface of saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and anouter surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer;wherein said backside metal layer further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed onsaid outer surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layerformed on said outer surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer; wherein said second circuit layout further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a second substrate viahole inductor, and a second electrical connection part; saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said secondsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said secondelectrical connection part includes said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.
 8. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 7,wherein said second substrate via hole inductor is a hot via inductor.9. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 8, whereinsaid semiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connected to oneof an RF signal output terminal and an RF signal input terminal throughsaid first electrical connection part, and said semiconductor integratedcircuit is electrically connected to the other of said RF signal outputterminal and said RF signal input terminal through said secondelectrical connection part.
 10. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 7, wherein said second substrate via hole inductor isa non-hot via inductor, said semiconductor integrated circuit isgrounded through said second electrical connection part.
 11. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 7, wherein saidsecond substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, said aspect ratio of saidsecond substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less thanor equal to
 3. 12. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 7, wherein said second substrate via hole has a width, said widthof said second substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm andless than or equal to 50 μm.
 13. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 7, wherein said second substrate via hole has adepth, said depth of said second substrate via hole is greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.
 14. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 7, wherein said second substratevia hole inductor has a second inductance value, wherein said secondinductance value of said second substrate via hole inductor is greaterthan or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.
 15. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein saidsemiconductor integrated circuit is an RF circuit.
 16. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductorsubstrate has a thickness, said thickness of said semiconductorsubstrate is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40μm.
 17. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1,wherein said seed metal layer has a thickness, said thickness of saidseed metal layer is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than orequal to 1 μm.
 18. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 1, wherein said backside metal layer has a thickness, saidthickness of said backside metal layer is greater than or equal to 1 μmand less than or equal to 10 μm.
 19. The semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 1, wherein said seed metal layer is made byat least one material selected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pdalloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni, Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cualloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Sn alloy, Rh and Rh alloy.
 20. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein saidbackside metal layer is made by at least one material selected from thegroup consisting of: Au and Cu.
 21. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor substrate is made byone material selected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP, GaN,sapphire and SiC.
 22. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: asemiconductor substrate, wherein said semiconductor substrate has afirst substrate via hole, a top surface and a bottom surface, said firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, saidsurrounding of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by said semiconductor substrate; a first circuitlayout, which comprises: a front-side metal layer formed on said topsurface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein said bottom of saidinner surface of said first substrate via hole is at least partiallydefined by said front-side metal layer; and a second circuit layout,which comprises: a seed metal layer formed on said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole and said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate, wherein said seed metal layer has an outer surface; and abackside metal layer formed on said outer surface of said seed metallayer; wherein said first substrate via hole has a depth and a width,said depth of said first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm, said width of said firstsubstrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than orequal to 50 μm, thereby a thickness uniformity of said backside metallayer is improved.
 23. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 22, wherein said seed metal layer includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer formed on said bottomof said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer formed on saidsurrounding of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, anda first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer formed on said bottomsurface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein said outer surface ofsaid seed metal layer includes an outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; whereinsaid backside metal layer includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottombackside metal layer formed on said outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer formedon said outer surface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer; wherein said second circuit layout includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a first substrate viahole inductor, and a first electrical connection part; saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said firstsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said firstelectrical connection part includes said first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer; wherein said first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.
 24. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim23, wherein said semiconductor integrated circuit is electricallyconnected to an RF signal output terminal or an RF signal input terminalthrough said first electrical connection part.
 25. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 23, wherein said first substratevia hole inductor has a first inductance value, wherein said firstinductance value of said first substrate via hole inductor is greaterthan or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.
 26. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 22, wherein saidfront-side metal layer comprises a first part and a second part, saidbottom of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by said first part of said front-side metallayer; said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer iselectrically connected to said first part of said front-side metallayer; wherein said semiconductor substrate further includes a secondsubstrate via hole, said second substrate via hole has an inner surface,said inner surface of said second substrate via hole includes a bottomand a surrounding, said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole is at least partially defined by said semiconductorsubstrate, said bottom of said inner surface of said second substratevia hole is at least partially defined by said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate comprises a first area, a second area, and a separation area,said separation area separates said first area of said bottom surface ofsaid semiconductor substrate from said second area of said bottomsurface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein said seed metal layeris formed on said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, saidinner surface of said second substrate via hole, said first area of saidbottom surface of said semiconductor substrate, and said second area ofsaid bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; saidfirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer is formed on said firstarea of said bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; said seedmetal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer formed on said bottom of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer formed on said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer formed on said second area of said bottom surface of saidsemiconductor substrate; said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer is electrically connected to said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; wherein said outer surface of said seed metallayer further includes an outer surface of saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and anouter surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer;wherein said backside metal layer further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed onsaid outer surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layerformed on said outer surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer; wherein said second circuit layout further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a second substrate viahole inductor, and a second electrical connection part; saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said secondsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said secondelectrical connection part includes said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.
 27. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 26,wherein said second substrate via hole inductor is a hot via inductor.28. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 27, whereinsaid semiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connected to oneof an RF signal output terminal and an RF signal input terminal throughsaid first electrical connection part, and said semiconductor integratedcircuit is electrically connected to the other of said RF signal outputterminal and said RF signal input terminal through said secondelectrical connection part.
 29. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 26, wherein said second substrate via hole inductoris a non-hot via inductor, said semiconductor integrated circuit isgrounded through said second electrical connection part.
 30. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 26, wherein saidsecond substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, said aspect ratio of saidsecond substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less thanor equal to
 3. 31. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 26, wherein said second substrate via hole has a width, said widthof said second substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm andless than or equal to 50 μm.
 32. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 26, wherein said second substrate via hole has adepth, said depth of said second substrate via hole is greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.
 33. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 26, wherein said second substratevia hole inductor has a second inductance value, wherein said secondinductance value of said second substrate via hole inductor is greaterthan or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.
 34. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 22, wherein saidsemiconductor integrated circuit is an RF circuit.
 35. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 22, wherein said semiconductorsubstrate has a thickness, said thickness of said semiconductorsubstrate is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40μm.
 36. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 22,wherein said seed metal layer has a thickness, said thickness of saidseed metal layer is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than orequal to 1 μm.
 37. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 22, wherein said backside metal layer has a thickness, saidthickness of said backside metal layer is greater than or equal to 1 μmand less than or equal to 10 μm.
 38. The semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 22, wherein said seed metal layer is made byat least one material selected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pdalloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni, Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cualloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Sn alloy, Rh and Rh alloy.
 39. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 22, wherein saidbackside metal layer is made by at least one material selected from thegroup consisting of: Au and Cu.
 40. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 22, wherein said semiconductor substrate is made byone material selected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP, GaN,sapphire and SiC.
 41. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: asemiconductor substrate, wherein said semiconductor substrate has afirst substrate via hole, a top surface and a bottom surface, said firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, saidsurrounding of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by said semiconductor substrate; a first circuitlayout, which comprises: a front-side metal layer formed on said topsurface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein said bottom of saidinner surface of said first substrate via hole is at least partiallydefined by said front-side metal layer; and a second circuit layout,which comprises: a seed metal layer formed on said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole and said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate, wherein said seed metal layer includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer formed on said bottomof said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, afirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer formed on saidsurrounding of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, anda first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer formed on said bottomsurface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer is electricallyconnected to said front-side metal layer; wherein said seed metal layerhas an outer surface; wherein said outer surface of said seed metallayer includes an outer surface of said first-substrate-via-hole-bottomseed metal layer, an outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; and abackside metal layer formed on said outer surface of said seed metallayer; wherein said backside metal layer includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed onsaid outer surface of said first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layerformed on said outer surface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seedmetal layer; wherein said second circuit layout includes afirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a first substrate viahole inductor, and a first electrical connection part; saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said firstsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said firstelectrical connection part includes said first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer; wherein said first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.
 42. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim41, wherein said first substrate via hole has a width, said width ofsaid first substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm and lessthan or equal to 50 μm.
 43. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 41, wherein said first substrate via hole has adepth, said depth of said first substrate via hole is greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.
 44. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 41, wherein said semiconductorintegrated circuit is electrically connected to an RF signal outputterminal or an RF signal input terminal through said first electricalconnection part.
 45. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 41, wherein said first substrate via hole inductor has a firstinductance value, wherein said first inductance value of said firstsubstrate via hole inductor is greater than or equal to 0.1 pH and lessthan or equal to 17.0 pH.
 46. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 41, wherein said front-side metal layer comprises afirst part and a second part, said bottom of said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole is at least partially defined by said firstpart of said front-side metal layer; saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer is electricallyconnected to said first part of said front-side metal layer; whereinsaid semiconductor substrate further includes a second substrate viahole, said second substrate via hole has an inner surface, said innersurface of said second substrate via hole includes a bottom and asurrounding, said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole is at least partially defined by said semiconductorsubstrate, said bottom of said inner surface of said second substratevia hole is at least partially defined by said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate comprises a first area, a second area, and a separation area,said separation area separates said first area of said bottom surface ofsaid semiconductor substrate from said second area of said bottomsurface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein said seed metal layeris formed on said inner surface of said first substrate via hole, saidinner surface of said second substrate via hole, said first area of saidbottom surface of said semiconductor substrate, and said second area ofsaid bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; saidfirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer is formed on said firstarea of said bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; said seedmetal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer formed on said bottom of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer formed on said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer formed on said second area of said bottom surface of saidsemiconductor substrate; said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer is electrically connected to said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; wherein said outer surface of said seed metallayer further includes an outer surface of saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and anouter surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer;wherein said backside metal layer further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed onsaid outer surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layerformed on said outer surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer; wherein said second circuit layout further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a second substrate viahole inductor, and a second electrical connection part; saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said secondsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said secondelectrical connection part includes said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.
 47. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 46,wherein said second substrate via hole inductor is a hot via inductor.48. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 47, whereinsaid semiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connected to oneof an RF signal output terminal and an RF signal input terminal throughsaid first electrical connection part, and said semiconductor integratedcircuit is electrically connected to the other of said RF signal outputterminal and said RF signal input terminal through said secondelectrical connection part.
 49. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 46, wherein said second substrate via hole inductoris a non-hot via inductor, said semiconductor integrated circuit isgrounded through said second electrical connection part.
 50. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 46, wherein saidsecond substrate via hole has an aspect ratio, said aspect ratio of saidsecond substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less thanor equal to
 3. 51. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 46, wherein said second substrate via hole has a width, said widthof said second substrate via hole is greater than or equal to 5 μm andless than or equal to 50 μm.
 52. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 46, wherein said second substrate via hole has adepth, said depth of said second substrate via hole is greater than orequal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.
 53. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 46, wherein said second substratevia hole inductor has a second inductance value, wherein said secondinductance value of said second substrate via hole inductor is greaterthan or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH.
 54. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 41, wherein saidsemiconductor integrated circuit is an RF circuit.
 55. The semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 41, wherein said semiconductorsubstrate has a thickness, said thickness of said semiconductorsubstrate is greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40μm.
 56. The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 41,wherein said seed metal layer has a thickness, said thickness of saidseed metal layer is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than orequal to 1 μm.
 57. The semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 41, wherein said backside metal layer has a thickness, saidthickness of said backside metal layer is greater than or equal to 1 μmand less than or equal to 10 μm.
 58. The semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 41, wherein said seed metal layer is made byat least one material selected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pdalloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni, Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cualloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Sn alloy, Rh and Rh alloy.
 59. Thesemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 41, wherein saidbackside metal layer is made by at least one material selected from thegroup consisting of: Au and Cu.
 60. The semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 41, wherein said semiconductor substrate is made byone material selected from the group consisting of: GaAs, InP, GaN,sapphire and SiC.
 61. A circuit layout method for semiconductorintegrated circuit comprising following steps of: Step A0: designing afirst-substrate-via-hole shape, a first-substrate-via-hole depth and afirst-substrate-via-hole width of a first substrate via hole, aseed-metal-layer thickness of a seed metal layer, and abackside-metal-layer thickness of a backside metal layer such that afirst substrate via hole inductor has a first inductance value; Step A1:forming a first circuit layout on a top surface of a semiconductorsubstrate, wherein said first circuit layout comprises a front-sidemetal layer; Step B1: etching said semiconductor substrate to form saidfirst substrate via hole such that said first substrate via hole hassaid first-substrate-via-hole shape, said first-substrate-via-holedepth, and said first-substrate-via-hole width, wherein said firstsubstrate via hole has an inner surface, said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole includes a bottom and a surrounding, whereinsaid bottom of said inner surface of said first substrate via hole is atleast partially defined by said front-side metal layer, said surroundingof said inner surface of said first substrate via hole is at leastpartially defined by said semiconductor substrate; and Step C1: forminga second circuit layout, which comprises following steps of: Step C10:forming said seed metal layer on said inner surface of said firstsubstrate via hole and a bottom surface of said semiconductor substratesuch that said seed metal layer has said seed-metal-layer thickness,wherein said seed metal layer includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottomseed metal layer formed on said bottom of said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer formed on said surrounding of said inner surface of saidfirst substrate via hole, and a first-substrate-bottom-surface seedmetal layer formed on said bottom surface of said semiconductorsubstrate; wherein said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layeris electrically connected to said front-side metal layer; wherein saidseed metal layer has an outer surface; wherein said outer surface ofsaid seed metal layer includes an outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and an outersurface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; andStep C11: forming said backside metal layer on said outer surface ofsaid seed metal layer such that said backside metal layer has saidbackside-metal-layer thickness, wherein said backside metal layerincludes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formedon said outer surface of said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer, a first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layerformed on said outer surface of saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and afirst-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layer formed on said outersurface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer; whereinsaid second circuit layout includes a first-substrate-via-hole-bottomconnection part, a first substrate via hole inductor, and a firstelectrical connection part; said first-substrate-via-hole-bottomconnection part includes said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer and said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer;said first substrate via hole inductor includes saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidfirst-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said firstelectrical connection part includes said first-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said first-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.
 62. The circuit layout method for semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 61, wherein said first substrate via hole hasan aspect ratio, said aspect ratio of said first substrate via hole isgreater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to
 3. 63. Thecircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 61, wherein said first-substrate-via-hole width is greater than orequal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.
 64. The circuit layoutmethod for semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 61,wherein said first-substrate-via-hole depth is greater than or equal to10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.
 65. The circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 61, wherein saidfirst inductance value of said first substrate via hole inductor isgreater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH. 66.The circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit accordingto claim 61, wherein said first substrate via hole inductor is a hot viainductor.
 67. The circuit layout method for semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 66, wherein said semiconductor integratedcircuit is electrically connected to an RF signal output terminal or anRF signal input terminal through said first electrical connection part.68. The circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 61, wherein said first substrate via hole inductor isa non-hot via inductor, said semiconductor integrated circuit isgrounded through said first electrical connection part.
 69. The circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim61, wherein said front-side metal layer comprises a first part and asecond part, said bottom of said inner surface of said first substratevia hole is at least partially defined by said first part of saidfront-side metal layer; said first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metallayer is electrically connected to said first part of said front-sidemetal layer; wherein said Step A10 further comprises a following stepof: designing a second-substrate-via-hole shape, asecond-substrate-via-hole depth and a second-substrate-via-hole width ofa second substrate via hole such that a second substrate via holeinductor has a second inductance value; wherein said Step B1 furthercomprises a following step of: etching said semiconductor substrate toform said second substrate via hole such that said second substrate viahole has said second-substrate-via-hole shape, saidsecond-substrate-via-hole depth, and said second-substrate-via-holewidth, wherein said second substrate via hole has an inner surface, saidinner surface of said second substrate via hole includes a bottom and asurrounding, wherein said bottom of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole is at least partially defined by said second part ofsaid front-side metal layer, said surrounding of said inner surface ofsaid second substrate via hole is at least partially defined by saidsemiconductor substrate; wherein said bottom surface of saidsemiconductor substrate comprises a first area, a second area, and aseparation area, said separation area separates said first area of saidbottom surface of said semiconductor substrate from said second area ofsaid bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; wherein said seedmetal layer is formed on said inner surface of said first substrate viahole, said inner surface of said second substrate via hole, said firstarea of said bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate, and saidsecond area of said bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; saidfirst-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer is formed on said firstarea of said bottom surface of said semiconductor substrate; said seedmetal layer further includes a second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer formed on said bottom of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metallayer formed on said surrounding of said inner surface of said secondsubstrate via hole, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer formed on said second area of said bottom surface of saidsemiconductor substrate; said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer is electrically connected to said second part of saidfront-side metal layer; wherein said outer surface of said seed metallayer further includes an outer surface of saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, an outer surface ofsaid second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and anouter surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer;wherein said backside metal layer is formed on said outer surface ofsaid first-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer, said outersurface of said first-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer,said outer surface of said first-substrate-bottom-surface seed metallayer, said outer surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seedmetal layer, said outer surface of saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer, and said outersurface of said second-substrate-bottom-surface seed metal layer;wherein said backside metal layer further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer formed on saidouter surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer,a second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer formed onsaid outer surface of said second-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seedmetal layer, and a second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metal layerformed on said outer surface of said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer; wherein said second circuit layout further includes asecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part, a second substrate viahole inductor, and a second electrical connection part; saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom connection part includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-bottom backside metal layer; said secondsubstrate via hole inductor includes saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding seed metal layer and saidsecond-substrate-via-hole-surrounding backside metal layer; said secondelectrical connection part includes said second-substrate-bottom-surfaceseed metal layer and said second-substrate-bottom-surface backside metallayer.
 70. The circuit layout method for semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 69, wherein said second substrate via holehas an aspect ratio, said aspect ratio of said second substrate via holeis greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to
 3. 71. Thecircuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit according toclaim 69, wherein said second-substrate-via-hole width is greater thanor equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.
 72. The circuit layoutmethod for semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 69,wherein said second-substrate-via-hole depth is greater than or equal to10 μm and less than or equal to 40 μm.
 73. The circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 69, wherein saidsecond inductance value of said second substrate via hole inductor isgreater than or equal to 0.1 pH and less than or equal to 17.0 pH. 74.The circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit accordingto claim 69, wherein said second substrate via hole inductor is a hotvia inductor.
 75. The circuit layout method for semiconductor integratedcircuit according to claim 74, wherein said semiconductor integratedcircuit is electrically connected to one of an RF signal output terminaland an RF signal input terminal through said second electricalconnection part.
 76. The circuit layout method for semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 69, wherein said first substratevia hole inductor and said second substrate via hole inductor arerespectively a hot via inductor.
 77. The circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 76, wherein saidsemiconductor integrated circuit is electrically connected to one of anRF signal output terminal and an RF signal input terminal through saidfirst electrical connection part, and said semiconductor integratedcircuit is electrically connected to the other of said RF signal outputterminal and said RF signal input terminal through said secondelectrical connection part.
 78. The circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 69, wherein saidsecond substrate via hole inductor is a non-hot via inductor, saidsemiconductor integrated circuit is grounded through said secondelectrical connection part.
 79. The circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 61, wherein saidsemiconductor integrated circuit is an RF circuit.
 80. The circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim61, wherein after said Step A1 and before said Step B1, said circuitlayout method further comprises a following step of: thinning saidsemiconductor substrate such that said semiconductor substrate has athickness greater than or equal to 10 μm and less than or equal to 40μm.
 81. The circuit layout method for semiconductor integrated circuitaccording to claim 61, wherein said seed-metal-layer thickness of saidseed metal layer is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than orequal to 1 μm.
 82. The circuit layout method for semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 61, wherein saidbackside-metal-layer thickness of said backside metal layer is greaterthan or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm.
 83. The circuitlayout method for semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim61, wherein said seed metal layer is made by at least one materialselected from the group consisting of: Pd, Pd alloy, Au, Au alloy, Ni,Ni alloy, Co, Co alloy, Cr, Cr alloy, Cu, Cu alloy, Pt, Pt alloy, Sn, Snalloy, Rh and Rh alloy.
 84. The circuit layout method for semiconductorintegrated circuit according to claim 61, wherein said backside metallayer is made by at least one material selected from the groupconsisting of: Au and Cu.
 85. The circuit layout method forsemiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 61, wherein saidsemiconductor substrate is made by one material selected from the groupconsisting of: GaAs, InP, GaN, sapphire and SiC.